1918
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, do hereby revoke the regulations numbered five, thirty-nine, fifty-nine (as amended by Order dated the twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighteenth day of March then instant), ninety-two, ninety-five, one hundred and seven, and two hundred and twenty-two of the regulations so made on the seventh day of January aforesaid, and do hereby make the following regulations in lieu thereof, namely:—

5. The Police Force will be divided into the following grades—viz., Commissioner, Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, sergeants-major, sergeants, constables.

6. When any member of the Force is in hospital the charge for accommodation and treatment will be deducted from his pay. If suffering from the effects of his own misconduct no pay will be allowed. In ordinary cases of sickness, where no medical officer is appointed, members of the Force will have to provide themselves with medical attendance and medicines; but in cases where illness has been occasioned by injuries or otherwise in the execution of duty a special report of the circumstances is to be made to the Commissioner. Where medical officers are appointed all ranks will be provided with medical attendance and medicines by the medical officers free of charge, but 1s. per diem will be stopped from each man’s pay while on the sick-list. When any member of the Force has been on the sick-list for more than twenty-eight consecutive days, or more than four times during twelve months, a report must be made to the Commissioner.

7. Vacancies in the Force will be filled from candidates selected by the Commissioner of Police, subject to the approval of the Minister having the control of the department for the time being. The candidates selected must be able to read, write, and spell, and to work sums in simple addition and subtraction. They will be examined at such places as may be directed. They must be of unexceptionable moral character, of which satisfactory testimonials will be required. They must possess activity, intelligence, and good temper. They must not be less than twenty-one and not more than thirty years of age, but this age-limit is not to apply to members of the Permanent Militia who joined that Force before the date hereof on the understanding that if found suitable they would be eligible for enrolment in the Police Force up to forty years of age. They must not be under 5 ft. 9 in. in height, of good physique, and of a normal chest-measurement of not less than 38 in.; of good health, free from any bodily complaint, of sound constitution, and successfully vaccinated. Candidates, before appointment to the probationary class, will have to undergo a medical examination in order to ascertain whether they have health and strength to undertake the duties of a police-constable, and must produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner named by the department. If selected they will be drafted to a training depot in Wellington as probationers, and before being appointed police-constables will have to undergo a further departmental examination as to their probable fitness to properly fulfil the duties required of them. Should it be found that they lack the necessary qualifications, they will be discharged from the depot without being appointed. Men who have previously served in the New Zealand or any other Police Force may, at the discretion of the Commissioner, be exempted from the depot training.

8. All Inspectors are to be similarly dressed. Their uniform will be as follows: Blue-cloth cap, with staff peak, and silver oak-leaf band 1¾ in. wide, with silver button and tracing-lace on top; blue-cloth patrol-jacket with standing collar, braided with hussar braid, and silver shoulder-cords; blue-cloth single-breasted waistcoat hooking to the throat, with silver beading, and silver lace round edges and pockets; blue-cloth trousers, with black oak-leaf mohair braid down the side 1¾ in. wide; cloak; and buckskin gloves. The uniform of Sub-Inspectors will be similar to that of Inspectors, except that in the case of the former the trimming of the cap, jacket, and waistcoat will be of black-mohair braid, instead of silver lace as in the case of the latter.

9. The uniform of sergeants, whether mounted or foot, will be precisely the same as that of constables, with the addition of three chevrons on the right arm; in the case of sergeants-major, four chevrons surmounted by a crown.

10. Sergeants and constables will be allowed annual leave of absence according to the following scale: For any period not exceeding twelve days, on full pay; above twelve, without pay. This leave will be allowed to accumulate up to thirty-six days, but not to exceed that period except under special circumstances, to be decided by the Commissioner.

11. The Detective Force is formed by selecting from among candidates offering themselves for enrolment, or from the preventive branch, men who are considered most suitable for the service; but, as regards the former, the conditions as to candidates for the general Force as laid down in Regulation No. 59 will not necessarily apply. The candidates will be first employed for a time on probation, after which, if they are reported favourably of by the officer in charge, they may be appointed as detectives as vacancies occur.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

T. THOMPSON.

Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on and after the eighteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine; and that the said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892”; and I do hereby declare that the rentals at which the said lands shall be leased shall be those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.—CAMBRIDGE SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

KARAHIRO SETTLEMENT.

Section 5, Block IX.: About 45¼ acres; 35 acres flat land in grass, remainder gully and river-flat, fit for surface-sowing; has a frontage of 19 chains to the Thornton Road, which is fenced with a good post-and-wire fence; the eastern and southern boundaries are also fenced about 47 chains. There is about half an acre of wattle-trees on this section; it is well watered. Distant about half a mile from the Borough of Cambridge.

Section 6, Block IX.: About 19½ acres; 5½ acres flat land in good grass, half an acre wattle, balance gully and river-flat, which can be surface-sown; has a frontage of 5 chains to the Thornton Road, which is fenced, as is also the north side 18 chains; well watered by the Karapiro Stream. About half a mile from the Cambridge Township.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Lands.

Altering the Name of the Town of Birmingham.

(l.s.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by sections two and three of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may, at the request or with the consent of the Council of any county, city, or borough, alter the geographical name or designation of any place or locality in the colony:

And whereas the Kiwitea County Council has requested that the present name of “Birmingham,” within the County of Kiwitea, be altered as hereinafter mentioned, and it appears expedient to comply with such request:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Township of Birmingham, in the County of Kiwitea aforesaid, shall, on and after the fourth day of February, one thousand eight